Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Posso vedere il menù? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I can' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] posso [Slow] posso |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to see' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vedere [Slow] vedere |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] il [Slow] il |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] menù [Slow] menù |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Posso vedere il menù? [Normal] Posso vedere il menù? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'What do you recommend?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Cosa consiglia? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] cosa [Slow] cosa |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you recommend (polite)' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] consiglia [Slow] consiglia |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Cosa consiglia? [Normal] Cosa consiglia? |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Per me un caffè. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'for' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] per [Slow] per |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] me [Slow] me |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] caffè [Slow] caffè |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Per me un caffè. [Normal] Per me un caffè. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vorrei un caffè. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I would like' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vorrei [Slow] vorrei |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] caffè [Slow] caffè |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vorrei un caffè. [Normal] Vorrei un caffè. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: Please remember that when you say caffè, in Italy everyone will think of espresso, so if you want a different type of coffee be sure to make it clear, for example by saying caffè americano! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
5 Comments
HideHi Listeners, what would you like to order?
Hi Patricia,
It depends on the context.
If you are in a "bar" then "caffè" and "espresso" are synonyms, because they mostly only serve "espresso."
If you are somewhere else, for example at someone's home, then "caffè" indicates the coffee made with a moka pot and "espresso" indicates the coffee made with an espresso machine ?
I hope this helps!
Thank you,
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
- Would saying un espresso mean exactly the the same thing to an Italian as saying un caffe’.
Grazie
Ciao Kílvia,
Good choice! Ottima scelta!
Please be careful to the spelling for "espresso"!:thumbsup:
A presto!
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
Un expresso, per favore